Dec. 12, 2008
The following awards were announced last night at the 2008 Lobo Football Banquet.
The Red Menace Fan Appreciation Award
Sr. CB DeAndre Wright
Most Valuable Offensive Scout
Fr. DB Joe Stoner
Most Valuable Defensive Scout
Fr. WR Andre McQueen
Chuck Cummings Award – Most Inspirational Player
Jr. S Ian Clark
Outstanding Offensive Lineman
Jr. C Erik Cook
Zia Award – Most Valuable New Mexico Player
Sr. LB Zach Arnett
Lobo Club Award – Unselfish Devotion to Team
Sr. DB Brandon Johnson
Leading Tackler
Jr. S Clint McPeek
Outstanding Special Teams Player
Sr. S Jake Bowe
Clyde Hill Award – Most Improved Player
RS-Fr. QB Brad Gruner
Col. HJ Golightly Award – Most Valuable Defensive Player
Sr. CB Glover Quin
Reese Hill Award – Most Valuable Offensive Player
Sr. RB Rodney Ferguson
Bill Brannin Award – Most Valuable Player
Sr. CB Glover Quin
Notes:
-Glover Quin is the first defensive player to win the Bill Brannin Award for Most Valuable Player since LB Mike Barnett in 2000…he is the first cornerback ever to win the award…he and FS Brian Urlacher (1998-99) are the only defensive backs to win the MVP award…a running back had earned team MVP honors the past seven years (Jarrod Baxter – 2001, DonTrell Moore – 2002-05, Rodney Ferguson – 2006-07)
-Rodney Ferguson wins the Reese Hill Award for Most Valuable Offensive Player for the second time in his career (2006)
-Quin is the fifth CB to win the Col. HJ Golightly Award for Most Valuable Defensive Player, joining Brett Heper (1989), Eric Jack (1993), Ramos McDonald (1996-97) and Gabriel Fulbright (2005)
-Erik Cook is the first center to win the Outstanding Offensive Lineman award since his older brother Ryan in 2005